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New baby pictures of the universe deepen a cosmic mystery

The clearest pictures yet of the newborn cosmos strengthen the prevailing model of the universe but deepen...

Some of Sydney’s koalas are chlamydia-free, but still at risk

Some of Sydney’s koalas are facing an uncompromising dilemma. The koalas living in one corner of Australia’s...

The mystery of how iguanas crossed the Pacific Ocean may be solved

Scaly sailors may have made a record-setting oceanic voyage. Tens of millions of years ago, iguanas in...

Hear what it’s like to recover from depression with deep brain stimulation

In the sixth episode of The Deep End, we’ll look to the future for Jon and his...

DOGE’s Cuts at the USDA Could Cause US Grocery Prices to Rise and Invasive Species to Spread

Before he was abruptly fired last month, Derek Copeland worked as a trainer at the US Department...

Undergraduate Upends a 40-Year-Old Data Science Conjecture

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.Sometime in the fall of 2021, Andrew Krapivin,...

A Tanker Collision Threatens One of the UK’s Most Important Coastlines

THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license.An oil tanker carrying jet fuel...

Wildfires Are One of Hurricane Helene’s Lasting Legacies

This story originally appeared on Inside Climate News and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.More than...

Measles is spreading. Here’s what experts say you should know

McKenzie Prillaman is a science and health journalist based in Washington, DC. She holds a bachelor’s...

Narwhals may use their iconic tusks to play

McKenzie Prillaman is a science and health journalist based in Washington, DC. She holds a bachelor’s...

The Blue Ghost lander just witnessed a lunar eclipse — from the moon

The privately-owned Blue Ghost moon lander, built by Texas-based company Firefly Aerospace, has captured rare views...

Can’t Wrap Your Head Around Pi? Here’s a Cool Visual to Help

Happy Pi Day! We celebrate pi on March 14 because 3-14 gives the first three digits of...
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